AstraZeneca's Iressa Use Narrowed: No New Commercial Patients
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Revised labeling for the oncologic restricts use to patients who have already received the drug and benefited from it, as well as certain clinical trial participants. Beginning Sept. 15, Iressa patients will have to refill prescriptions through a single mail order pharmacy.
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